Stereoscopic imaging device

Abstract

A compound-eye camera comprises: a camera body substantially shaped like a rectangular solid having a front side and a back side larger than other sides and including a display device on the back side; and substantially L-shaped first and second lens barrels, each storing a refractive optical system including two reflective optical elements for refracting a photographing optical axis twice, the lens barrels guiding subject images incident on a pair of right and left objective lenses to image sensors. In the camera, the substantially L-shaped first and second lens barrels are each disposed along two adjacent inner surfaces of the camera body. Thereby, a compound-eye camera which has excellent portability and enables the installation of a large display device is achieved.

1. A stereoscopic imaging device, comprising:
 a camera body substantially shaped like a rectangular solid having a front side and a back side larger than other sides and including a display device on the back side; and 
 substantially L-shaped first and second lens barrels, each storing a refractive optical system including two reflective optical elements for refracting a photographing optical axis twice, the lens barrels guiding subject images incident on a pair of right and left objective lenses to image sensors, wherein the image sensors of the right and left objective lenses are operable to capture images by right and left objective lenses simultaneously, 
 wherein the pair of right and left objective lenses are each disposed adjacent to two inner surfaces facing each other in the camera body, and 
 wherein the substantially L-shaped first and second lens barrels are each disposed along two adjacent inner surfaces of the camera body. 
 
     
     
       2. The stereoscopic imaging device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the substantially L-shaped first and second lens barrels are disposed so as to have point symmetry with respect to a central point of the camera body. 
 
     
     
       3. The stereoscopic imaging device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the substantially L-shaped first and second lens barrels are disposed in the camera body so as to have line symmetry with respect to a vertical center line of the camera body. 
 
     
     
       4. The stereoscopic imaging device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the refractive optical system comprises: 
 an objective lens; 
 a first reflective optical element for refracting, by 90°, a photographing optical axis of the subject image incident through the objective lens; 
 a second reflective optical element for further refracting, by 90°, the photographing optical axis having been refracted by the first reflective optical element so as to be orthogonal to the photographing optical axis of the subject image incident on the objective lens; 
 zoom lenses; and 
 focus lenses. 
 
     
     
       5. The stereoscopic imaging device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the refractive optical system comprises: 
 an objective lens; 
 a first reflective optical element for refracting, by 90°, a photographing optical axis of the subject image incident through the objective lens; 
 a second reflective optical element for further refracting, by 90°, the photographing optical axis having been refracted by the first reflective optical element so as to be orthogonal to the photographing optical axis of the subject image incident on the objective lens; 
 zoom lenses; and 
 focus lenses. 
 
     
     
       6. The stereoscopic imaging device according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the refractive optical system comprises: 
 an objective lens; 
 a first reflective optical element for refracting, by 90°, a photographing optical axis of the subject image incident through the objective lens; 
 a second reflective optical element for further refracting, by 90°, the photographing optical axis having been refracted by the first reflective optical element so as to be orthogonal to the photographing optical axis of the subject image incident on the objective lens; 
 zoom lenses; and 
 focus lenses.